Operating Hours & Seasons

Entryway to visitor center exhibits, including the burial scene at center.

National Park Service, 2015

African Burial Ground National Monument consists of an indoor visitor center and museum and an outdoor memorial. Hours of operation are listed below.

INDOOR VISITOR CENTER AND MUSEUM

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
10 am - 4 pm	Closed	Closed	10 am - 4 pm	10 am - 4 pm	10 am - 4 pm	10 am - 4 pm

Exceptions:

The indoor visitor center is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

The indoor visitor center is open for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day, even if those holidays fall on a Monday or Tuesday.

 

Outdoor memorial at African Burial Ground.

OUTDOOR MEMORIAL

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
10 am - 4 pm	Closed	Closed	10 am - 4 pm	10 am - 4 pm	10 am - 4 pm	10 am - 4 pm

Exceptions:

The outdoor memorial is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

The outdoor memorial is open during the winter, weather permitting. It is also open for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day, even if those holidays fall on a Monday or Tuesday.